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Ram, S. Krishnan
FM🇮🇳FIDE 5010519· Male· India· Born in 1983
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S. Krishnan Ram, a 43-year-old Indian FIDE Master, is rated 2046 and sitting in the top 3% of Indian players, and in the top 10% worldwide. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 12 months. 82 rated games in the past year (≈100/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CFPD - 1st International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026, "Late Shri Vasudeva V Dempo Memorial" Fide Rating Chess Tournament, and 1st DNC Memorial FIDE Rating Open chess tournament-2025. Also played 9 rapid (including Sivakasi Chess Club FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament - 2025) and 1 blitz events (including 3rd Blitz Fide Rating Chess Tournament) recently. His peak of 2379 was reached at age 24 (Jul 2007, Indian #47 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 42). At junior level, he reached #8 and #9 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2046
Standard
Rpd2080·Blz2279
All-time high
2379
−333 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 24
Jul 2007 · age 24
Activity
76
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
58 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#613 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
31 entries2026
2,500 career games
at age 43
Jan 2026
2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 42
Jul 2025
20th Indian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2071
Jun 2025
2021
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2110 → returned at 2049
May 2021
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2142 → returned at 2110
Feb 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 36
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
Tiruvarur 1st FIDE Rating International Open Chess Tournament 2025perf 2629 (+626) · 6/6 · #18
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
2034 → 2046
Tournaments
8
72 games
Score
49/ 7268.1%
48W15D9L
Top 3 wins
3.[D]vsDavid GochelashviliIM2,283·CFPD - 1st International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026·R9·+5.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7.5/8 | #3 | 2217 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/7 | #7 | 2211 | -1.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 8.5/8 | #2 | 2623 | +36.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 1911 | -14.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/9 | #6 | 2068 | +21.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #114 | 1710 | -28.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/6 | #18 | 2629 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/6 | #82 | 1714 | -37.4 |
Worst Elo result: Visalakshi- Arunachalam 9th SCS International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament (-37.4 Elo, finished #82).
Most-Played Opponents
vsR.R. LaxmanGM
🇮🇳IND·2245
+6 −7 =10
23 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
vsM. Vinoth KumarFM
🇮🇳IND·1972
+9 −7 =2
18 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsPrasannaa.sFM
🇮🇳IND·2269
+7 −6 =4
17 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsM. KunalFM
🇮🇳IND·2293
+5 −5 =7
17 games·last met Apr 2018
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vsP. MaheswaranFM
🇮🇳IND·2034
+3 −2 =11
16 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
India
#613
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,770
in continent
World
#21,245
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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